bullish

adjective

bull·​ish ˈbu̇-lish 

also ˈbə-

1

: suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)

2

a

: marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market)

a bullish market

bullish policies

bullish investors

b

: optimistic about something's or someone's prospects

bullish on the company's future

bullishly adverb

bullishness noun

Examples of bullish in a Sentence

Members of her party are bullish about her reelection.

They are bullish about the future of the product.

Recent Examples on the Web

But ,to be sure, other analysts who cover Walmart remain bullish on the stock. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Everything about the deer seemed oversize, including the thick, bullish body that met a neck that looked at least 24 inches around at its smallest. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Framed that way, his purchase of the Lakers is less of an anti-AI hedge, and more of another part of his AI-bullish thesis. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2026

That figure gets cited constantly as bullish — cash on the sidelines, dry powder waiting to rotate into stocks — and the framing is almost entirely wrong. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1